New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-26
URGENCY FOR COERCION.
JOHN MORLEY's AMENDMENT REJECTED
BY THE COMMONS.

,nE GOVERNMENT DETERMINED TO PROCEED WITH
ITS MEASURES REGARDLESS OF A>ARCHi-
CAL FoRCES-DFBATE WANING
WARM IN THE HOUSE.
Joxnox March 25-In the House of Commons
this eveninp division was taken on Mr. Morleys
amendment to the Governments motion to grant
ureeucy for the Coercion bill, and the amendment
was r jected by vote of $40 to 26O Inc an.
nouncemcnt of the vote was received with LOUD
Opposition cheers
The majority vote on the amendment consisted
OF 2S2 Conservatives and 81 Unionists Inc
minority vote consisted Of 177 Giadstonlans' oz
Parnellitcs aud 1 Unionist, Mr. Wnteroo'ha'n'
member for the Cirences,er division OF gloucester
SHIRE. Three Conservatives and three oni'n''''
abstained from voting.
SIR Henry James u.iberal UnionisN reproacDed
Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Morley with supporting the
Plan of Campaign. He dissented from tneir view
that II was of less moment that few criminals
sbonld 90 undetected than that justice
he administered to thousands 1t was the first
duty of the Government, he said. to uphold the
law and protect loyal subjects. lJeers from the
Irish membersl Did section of the House Jeer
that sentiment And was he asked to JOIN an al-
ance with such men loud cheers.l
Sir William Vernon Harcourt retorted tlat Sir
Henry advocated the Tory principle that the law
must be enforced whether il be just or UNJUST Inc
crime they had to deal with was direct out
come of unjust laws If the law were
amended coercion would not be needed. me
speaker created much laughter by humorous REFER
ences to Mr.. Chamberlan's confidence that the
House of Lords wOuld pass satisfactory land bill
As for himself he would have more confidence II
Mr. Chamberlain were there TO pilot the Dill.
The policy Of the Government. he sald ap-
neared to be to continue eXorbitant rents
t,af ontc
lam had had so much to do with the
bankruptcy laws that he appeared TO
think it the summit of human felicity
TO become q bankrupt. The Government
might have made ont strong case for applying
coercion to Belfast. but rs to the rest OF Ireland
there was no evidence whatever to support such
measure.
Mr.. Goschen. after referring to Sir William Yer
non Harcourt as the Parliamentary counsel OF the
National League, asked whether he Harcourt
when Home Secretary, stopped to inquire whether
the laws just or unjust lie D'aiheu
the Opposition for the delay in the introduction of
the Governments Irish proposals. 1t was the
first tine in the history of Parliaments that
an ex-Premer and an ex-lIome Secretary
had deserted the Government IN the con-
duct of the ordinary business OF
the House. Proceeding to argue ID
favor of the Government measures. Mr. Goschen
mas so much interrupted by Irish members that
the Speaker interfered to keep order. Con-
,inuing Mr. Goschen SAID that the Agraran
question was beng utilized by the pohticai
party of Ireland to dupe the democracy OF
England cheersl. The National party did not
want progress in Ireland The Government did not
despair. but would proceed with their remedial
LEGISLATION undeterred by fear of Anarchca forces,
even though strengt hened and countenanced by the
regular opposition.
Mr.. Parnell. protesting that the Parneites had
been almost entirely shut out from debate. moved
TO adjourn. Such debate, he said was mockery
and sham.
w. H. Smith refused to agree to the motion to nd
iourn on the ground that the Parnellites had had
ample opportunity to join IN the debate. and re-
marked that Mr. Parnell himself had been absent
during the greater part of the debate.
10 this Mr. Parpeil retOrtel, 1T is curlons
also noticed the abse nee of the Right Honorable
gentleman" IParnellite cheers.l
Mr. Smith denied that he had been absent more
thar, an hour at time during the whole OF the
debate.
Mr. Gladstone said he regretted that the
leader of the House had taken the danger
Gus course Of commenting upon the absence
of individuals. When he had moe experience III
his present position he wond hnd such
observations much resented. He hoped,
however. that Mr. Parneps motion would
not he pressed. Such notions would tend to
thicken the coming fray, which he foresaw from
Mr.. Goschen's charges against the Nationa!ists was
going 10 be thick enough
Mr. Sexton said that although Mr.. ParneiPs
health was far from robust. his attendance wonld
compare favorably with that OF anv member OF
the Government. The Irish members would take
care to be fully heard during the next and snbse-
uuent stages of the bill. The motion to adjourn
vas withdrawn and the House divided ON Mr..
MOrley's amendment
Mr Labouchere moved to keen Friday for
prlyate measures Sir William Vernon iarcourt
remarked that the last division showed that
the Coercion bill would not occupy as muchtime as
might have been expected The motion was neg
Rtived
The resolution to grant urgency for the Crimes
bill was agreed to and the first reading of the bill
was fl xed for Monday.
MIR Parnel gave notice that he would
oppose the motion for leave TO Introduce the bill by
offering an amendment that the iiouse resolve
itself Immediately into committee to consider the
state of Ireland.